Ultrasound biomicroscopy in juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris
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Bilateral juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris.
Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the iris has only twice before been reported as occurring bilaterally. In this present bilateral case, treatment with steroids and irradiation was sucessful in eradicating the lesion from the lesser affected eye.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.83.3.373b